Stephanie Logan, a spokeswoman for Inspector General Michael Horowitz, declined to confirm or provide details about the scope of the inquiry, which was first reported by NBC News. “Our general practice is to not confirm or deny the existence of any ongoing investigation,” Logan said. Barr’s decision to overrule the line prosecutors who persuaded a…
On Twitter, E. Jean Carroll (right) slammed the Department of Justice's attempt to take over her defamation suit against President Trump, telling him to "bring it." Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP On Twitter, E. Jean Carroll (right) slammed the Department of Justice's attempt to take over her defamation suit against President Trump,…
(CNN)The US Justice Department, in an extraordinary move on Tuesday, asked to take over the defense of President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by E. Jean Carroll, a woman who…
Laura Seitz, KSL, File By Graham Dudley, KSL.com | UPDATED - Sep. 5, 2020 at 1:34 p.m. | Posted - Sep. 5, 2020 at 1:06 p.m. SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health is reporting 433 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and two new deaths from the disease Saturday.That brings…
The Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled new rules to limit the government surveillance of political candidates and those affiliated with their campaigns, a move to prevent future FBI surveillance abuses, which President Trump’s allies say occurred in the Russia election conspiracy investigation. Attorney General William P. Barr issued two memos outlining a host of stringent…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…